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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus comprises a cap to cover the discharge ports of a recording head for discharging ink for the formation of images; rinsing liquid supply means for supplying rinsing liquid for rinsing the cap; and a rinsing liquid receptacle arranged to surround the cap for receiving and retaining the rinsing liquid. With the structure thus arranged, the image formation apparatus is able to prevent ink from being dried in the recording head, and at the same time, to rinse out ink and other dust particles adhering to the discharge port surface of the recording head, and to the cap, a member constituting the device to recover the discharging condition of the apparatus, thus preventing the adhesion of extracted substance resulting from the evaporation of water content in ink for the maintenance of stable ink discharges.